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B. P. KELLY. MINEBS OANDLESTIGE KPPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1907.

Patented Jan. 19,1909.

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BENJAMIN F. KELLY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

MINEES CAEJDLESTICK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed September 23, 1907. Serial No. 394,113.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, county of Salt Lake, and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Miners Candlesticks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to candle-sticks, such as are used by miners, and which are adapted to be stuck into crevices of the rock forming a wall or tunnel, the object of my device being to provide such a candlestick with means whereby, it may be more readily adjusted to suit the conditions of the face into which it is to be forced and to provide the candle with an adjustable shield or reflector, which may be either turned out of the way, used as a reflector, or used as a shield.

The invention consists. in the peculiar arrangement of parts and details of construction now to 'be described, and more particularly set forth in the claims appended.

I have shown an embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device. Fi 2, a top view. the shield reflector, however, eing swung back out of the we Like numerals in the views designate like parts.

1 designates the spike or stick, such as is on miners candle-sticks, pointed at one end to allow it to be stuck into the face of the rock or earth, and returned on itself at the other end to form a handle 2.

- The extremity of bar 1 after forming the handle 2 lies parallel with the main portion of bar 1 for a suitable distance, and is then bent outward and then around to form the candle socket 2". This socket, as will be seen, is resilient. The extremity of the flattened portion forming the candle socket 2 is carried on beyond the socket proper, as at 2'. By pushing on this extremity the resilient socket 2 is opened for the insertion of a candle. This is the ordinary construction.

Heretofore the means whereby the candlestick was adapted to be attached to the wall consisted of a hook (#3 in my drawing) whereby the candle-stick was adapted to be hung upon a projecting portion of the rock, the point being forced into the rock face if necessary, or caught in a crevice. This rendered it almost impossible to hang the candle-stick on a smooth vertical rock face, as the candle caused the lower portion to swing inward, thus not only holding the candle at an angle preventing the even burning of the candle and causing the grease to drop unevenly, but tending'to draw the hook out. Thus the hanging up of the candle was considerable trouble, particularly when the candle was long and the lower end projecting down below the socket would contact with projecting portions of the rock face beneath. l overcome these objections by forming the hook 3 in one piece with the spike 1, the shank of said hook projecting upwardly and attaching to the hook an extension downwardly depending therefrom carrying a pair of feet, the extension and feet being bodily adjustable upon the shank of the hook so that the feed may be brought nearer to or further from the point of the hook.

The construction which I have provided for this purpose comprises a downwardly extending bar 4, having at its upper end a collar 4, this collar engaging the shank of the hook 3 and sliding upon it. The bar 4 has at its lower end opposite extensions 4t having inwardly turned sharp pointed feet 10, adapted, if necessary, to be forced into the face of the wall, but primarily acting to prevent the lower portion of the candle-stick from swinging inward on the point of the hook 3 as a pivot.

Where the light of a miners candle-stick is bare it is impossible to keep it lighted when walking fast, or where there is considerable draft; I have hence provided the reflecting shield 5, adapted to be moved out of the way when desired or to be turned into such position that it will reflect the light of the candle, or guard the same from drafts.

In detail my construction comprises the concave-convex nickeled plate 5, having at its lower inside corner the angular projecting portion 5, which is pivoted to the bar 1, by the pivot screw 6. At its outer end the plate 5 is provided with the stop 7, adapted to engage against the spike 1 to prevent the reflector from being turned inward too far. It is also provided with the lug 8, by which it may be easily moved.

When desired the reflecting shield may be turned inward to the position shown in Fig. 1, wherein it will act as a shield for the light or as a reflector. With this reflector I have found the intensity of the light to be ten times greater than where the reflector is not used. When the candle-stick is to be hung up by the hook 3, the reflector may be moved out of the Way as shown in Fig. 2, thus neither obscuring the light nor preventing its being properly hung up.

The advantages of my mvention are obvious. I have provided a construction differing but slightly from the ordinary miner's candle-stick, of a very simple form easily made and easily handled, which yet is entirely effective for its purpose.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

l. A miner's candlestick having a main spike; an upwardly projecting hook formed in one piece therewith and laterally bent; and a downwardly projecting doublepronged extension independent of the u wardly rojecting hook, engaging with the shank o the upwardly projecting hook and adjustable vertically in relation thereto.

2. A miners candlestick having a main spike; an upwardly projecting hook formed in one piece therewith and laterally bent; and a downwardly projecting doublepronged extension independent of the upwardly projecting hook, the upper end thereof being provided with a collar surrounding the shank of the upwardly proj ecting hook and having sliding engagement therewith, said downward extension having oppositely-placed inwardly-extending feet.

In a miners candlestick, a spike; a candle socket; and a reflecting shield having an angularly bent flange at its lower end, said flan e being pivoted to the spike behind the candle for movement in a plane at right angles with the axis of the candle, being thereby adapted to be moved away from or to the rear of the candle flame.

4. I11 a miners candlestick, a spike; a socket attached thereto; a reflecting shield; and. an angularly bent flange at the lower end of said shield, said flan e being pivoted to the upper face of the spike and provided with a stop at one end engaging with the side of the spike.

5. In a miners candlestick, a spike; acan dle socket attached thereto; and a reflecting shield, said shield being semi -cylindrical, the lower end of the shield having an angularly bent flange extending laterally'from the shield and pivoted to the u per face of the spike for movement in a p ane at right angles with the axis of the candle.

6. In a miners candlestick, a sup orting spike; an open resilient ring attache to the side of said spike and adapted to clasp a candle, the free end of said ring being extended to form a finger piece; an upwardly projecting inwardly-turned hookformed 011 the supporting spike; a downwardly-extend ing bar having sliding. engagement with said hook; inwardly bent feet on the end of said bar; and a reflecting shield having pivotal engagement with the upper face of the supporting spike for movement in a horizontal plane towards or away from the candle socket.

7; In a miners candlestick; a supporting spike having its rear. portion returned on it self and then bent outwardly; an open resilient ring formed at the termination of said outwardly bent end and adapted to clasp a candle; an upwardly-projecting inwardlyturned hook formed on the supporting spike; a downwardly extending bar having'sliding engagement with said hook; inwardly-bent.

pointed feet on the end of said bar; and a reflecting shield having pivotal engagement with the upper face of the supporting, spike for movement in a horizontal plane towards or away from the candle socket.

In testimony whereof, I havesigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, thirty-first day of August 1907.

BENJAMIN R KELLY.

Witnesses:

MILTON L. OGLESBY, FLORENCE HARTLEY. 

